Triassic
Well-Known Member
This isn't about being scared or embarrassed about asking for help, this is about maximising my chances of survival. My best chance of making it is if they don't lose sight of me and get the boat back close enough for me to be able to get hold of it. Absolutely anything else they do that can remotely reduce the odds on that happening, even if it's only taking their eye of me for ten seconds, is in my view bad practice. I don't dispute it's good to ask for help as soon as possible, and if you have an extra pair of hands available to do it then great, but we don't go to plan B until plan A has failed, or is likely to.
Incidentally I don't think this thread has ever been critical of the Cruise ship MOB incident. I think it was about asking questions, and this then that went on to people suggesting you should ALWAYS issue a Mayday, which led to this discussion.